Eastern Newt

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Information
Common name Eastern newt
Scientific name Notophthalmus viridescens
Environment Swamp
Forms Juvenile
Adult
Uber
Traits Damage reflection
Execution
Heal
Confusion
Knockback
Nocturnal


Eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) are nocturnal enemies in swamp documentary missions.


Abilities

Eastern newts attack mostly by biting. They can reflect taken damage on contact.

Juvenile newts can eat multiple small enemies at once to heal.

Adult newts can constantly execute small enemies one at a time. They can swipe to confuse and knock enemies back. They can also damage enemies over time.

Uber eastern newts keep all abilities of juvenile eastern newts.


Appearances

You can encounter eastern newts in:


Notable stats

Juvenile eastern newt
Common stats
  • Health: 520
  • Movement speed: 700
  • Food amount: 71 [3]
  • Mount capacity: 5
  • Score: 320
  • Vision radius: 1200
Damage modifications
  • None
Immunities
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 28
  • Attack speed: 1.6
Poison
  • Trigger: User takes damage.
Damage reflection
  • Damage (venom): 55%
Eat
  • Pickup (weak)
  • Radius: 45
  • Cooldown: 8
Execution
Healing
  • Health per interval: 4
  • Interval: 0.2
  • Duration: 4


Adult eastern newt
Common stats
  • Health: 1800
  • Movement speed: 500
  • Food amount: 400 [8]
  • Score: 900
  • Vision radius: 1400
Damage modifications
  • Venom resistance: 40%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 60%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Execute
  • Damage (physical): 30
  • Attack speed: 1.6
Execution
Poison
  • Trigger: User takes damage.
Damage reflection
  • Damage (venom): 30%
Slam
  • Chance: 60%
  • Damage (physical): 5
  • Radius: 550
  • Cooldown: 14
Confusion
  • Duration: 4.5
Knockback (weak)
  • Distance: 270
Bite
  • Damage (physical): 1
  • Radius: 230
  • Cooldown: 9
Damage-over-time
  • Damage per interval (physical): 2
  • Interval: 0.2
  • Duration: 10


Uber eastern newt
Common stats
  • Health: 10000
  • Movement speed: 800
  • Food amount: 3000 [8]
  • Mount capacity: 5
  • Score: 3000
  • Vision radius: 700
Damage modifications
  • Venom resistance: 70%
Immunities
  • Slow resistance: 20%
  • Immune to stun/ confusion/ fleeing
  • Immune to pickup (strong)/ knockback (strong)
  • Immune to execution
Attack
  • Damage (physical): 10
  • Attack speed: 1.6
Poison
  • Trigger: User takes damage.
Damage reflection
  • Damage (venom): 30%
Eat
  • Pickup (weak)
  • Radius: 75
  • Cooldown: 6
Execution
Healing
  • Health per interval: 4
  • Interval: 0.2
  • Duration: 4


Trivia

  • You can encounter a cosplaying juvenile eastern newt in New Year's Feast. It has 200000 HP and acts as the final boss.
  • In real life, only juvenile eastern newts have poisonous skin. Because adult newts lack this ability, the developers deem them too boring to add.